In Two Days

In two days, I'm going to depart on a spritual journey. After years of thinking about it, I'm ready to really face this. You see, I'm a born-again Christian and I'm going to take time to seriously consider the Book of Mormon. I don't know if it is the Holy Spirit motivating me, perhaps intellectual curisoity, perhaps some other motivation that I'm not totally aware of or can articulate.

I've had to ask myself, why would millions of other Christians believe this book to be scriptural?

Now, I'm thinking about my Bible-believing friends. If they knew I was taking a serious look at the Book of Mormon, they would either think I'm crazy or unsaved. That, among other reasons is why I'm keeping this journey a total secret. I may never want to reveal my identity through this Blog. I may never tell my friends and family about what I find in the Book of Mormon. At this point, I don't know where this is going to lead me.

How will I determine if the Book of Mormon is a false testimony? Luckily, the Holy Bible provides a clear method of measuring the spiritual value of another prophecy or testimony.

1 John 4:1-2

1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

If I find anything in the book of Mormon that contradicts the 66 books of the Bible, then I will determine that the Book of Mormon is a false testament.

I'm going to try to post to this Blog as time permits. I'm not going to do a daily post. A few a week will summarize where I'm at.

My readings will start this Friday and conclude on Sept 21st, 2007. I've read the introduction, started a hard-copy daily journal, have spent time in prayer and contemplation on this. Tomorrow, and if the Lord willing, every Thursday until I finish, I will fast from food and water from sunrise to sunset. My fasting, my prayers, my study will all be in secret.

I will try not to bring any pre-conceived ideas or thoughts into my study of the Book of Mormon. As best as I am able, I will let the book speak for itself.

I spent time yesterday handwriting a purpose statement for these next 63 days. I will continue to be in prayer about this. I only want to know the truth about this book. Is it really from God? Is it really, what it claims to be, another testament of Jesus Christ? If it is another testament of Jesus Christ, as a Christian, I want to know about it. If it really is from God, then I believe that I will be blessed by knowing more about it.

Please pray for me that I will be able to sustain my fast, that I will be able to study this document objectively, that the Lord will guide me to what is true.

I'm looking back at what I've written and I'm thinking, 'who is this that is writing this?' I've never done anything like this before. I don't really know where the motivation for this is coming from. I have no idea why I feel so compelled to consider this book.